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Recommendations from anyone who reads Anne Tyler and/or John Irving please

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Posey · 18/07/2009 18:58

Last year on holiday I read A Prayer for Owen Meany and loved it. Which of John Irving's other books would you recommend?

Also have read a few of Anne Tyler's and liked them all (except not overly keen on Digging to America). Which was your favourite or recommended Anne Tyler please?

Thank you

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ArcticRoll · 18/07/2009 19:51

The Accidental Tourist, Saint Maybe and Ladder of Years

popsycal · 18/07/2009 19:47

I am a huge JOhn Irving fan.

Hotel new hampshire is my favourite alonfg with owen meany

brimfull · 18/07/2009 19:45

Alice Hoffman is similar to anne tyler

BikeRunSki · 18/07/2009 19:45

Anne Tyler - The Accidental Tourist
John Irving - All of them, but especially The Cider House Rules. I hated The Hotel New Hampshire and Setting Free the Bears.

DuchessOfAvon · 18/07/2009 19:38

Saint Maybe, The Amateur Wedding & Accidental Tourist are my fav Anne Tylers.
Digging to America was my least favourite.

Owen Meany is awesome. I enjoyed Cider House Rules & Widow for One Year too.

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Posey · 18/07/2009 19:38

Thank you for those recommendations! Dh is doing an Amazon order later so I thought I might bung some holiday reading into his basket!
Any more Anne Tyler thoughts?

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steaknife · 18/07/2009 19:33

Until I Find You
A Widow for One Year

both John Irving

blueshoes · 18/07/2009 19:23

John Irving: another one for Garp and Hotel New Hampshire.

paisleyleaf · 18/07/2009 19:08

Hotel New Hampshire for John Irving
Ladder Of Years for Anne Tyler

Hassled · 18/07/2009 19:06

The Hotel New Hampshire is very good. I've loved every Ann Tyler I've read, with the exception of The Patchwork Planet. Can't remember what my problem was with that one.

brimfull · 18/07/2009 19:03

you would like mary lawson's crow lake

pagwatch · 18/07/2009 19:00

If you liked Owen Meany you will like The World According to Garp. I loved them both.

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